01 - Jacob's Ladder 02 - Xanadu 03 - Drum Solo 1 04 - Guitar Solo 05 - Drum Solo 2 06 - Instrumental Jamming 07 - Instrumental Tests 08 - The Spirit Of Radio
Notes: This soundcheck recording has been missing from public circulation for many years, only the first track of a fully performed Jacob's Ladder had made its way onto YouTube during these years. There's perhaps a bit ambiguity to the date of the recording. The YouTube video of Jacob's Ladder states it to be a 1979 prerelease soundcheck recording, and someone showed up in the comments claiming to have assumedly been the person who recorded the show on 31 December 1979. Part of the problem with that is they weren't even on tour that month, so it would be more like rehearsal two weeks before the start of the Permanent Waves tour. However it still seems odd that they'd be doing a soundcheck that far in advance. Geddy says "check, one, two" multiple times, and a lot of it is instrumental testing like they were preparing for a performance, so it's not just a practice rehearsal. With my best judgment, it is my opinion that the YouTube comment was either just a ruse, or sarcasm towards the "prerelease" claim from someone who knew the actual date.
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Wed 08 Jul 2020, 3:36 pm